Turkey’s Europeanisation: A Case of Self-Induced Divergence (original) (raw)

2016, CROSSING BORDERS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

The end of the Cold War, the changes in the global security balance and the reconsideration of NATO’s role and dynamics induced the EU to develop a global political and security role. This was reflected in the European Security Strategy (2003, 2008) and in the Internal Security report (2010). The aim of the abovementioned initiatives was to enhance EU Member States “joint threat assessment and set clear objectives for advancing EU security interests” (European Council, 2008). This report included a number of potential security issues, such as illegal immigration and state failure. However, given the joint (pooling and sharing) character of these initiatives, one could identify the existence of fundamental differences amongst Member States, concerning not just CSDP but also the global geopolitical landscape. These differences became evident when migratory flows deriving –mainly- from Syria's civil war began affecting EU member states. As a result, Greece, located at the EU extremity, apart from struggling with its economic recession, was called upon to deal large-scale emigration flows from Turkey. In view of these events, Turkey’s role as a distinct factor undermining both CFSP and CSDP Europeanisation may be examined.

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